Quadrantids(QUA) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 28 2019 until Sunday, January 12 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, January 4 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Choose a meteor shower to obtain for relevant information:
Position of Quadrantids
Quadrantids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=230°, delta=+49°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 110 meteors per hour.
The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of Quadrantids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, January 4 2020, for the following cities in Australia.
Choose a country to obtain relevant information:
City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Canberra
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
16°
6°
356°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
14°
7°
354°
0°
335°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
New South Wales
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
14°
8°
355°
1°
336°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Northern Territory
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
29°
21°
11°
21°
350°
12°
332°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Queensland
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
26°
21°
8°
19°
347°
9°
330°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Australia
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
19°
9°
360°
5°
340°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tasmania
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Victoria
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
17°
4°
358°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western Australia
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
23°
16°
4°
14°
344°
2°
328°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
The Sky and Stars in Australia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Canberra, Australia during its peak day starting at 00:00.
You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.
